Our Beliefs
- We honor the connection adoptees have to both of their families.
- We recognize the love and joy as well as the losses and grief of adoption.
- We do not diminish one family in favor of another.
- We are flexible, understanding that needs and circumstances change.
- We set boundaries on the basis of what is best for our children.
- We understand that open adoption looks like different things for different families.
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Christmas Archive
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Community Wisdom
Is it insensitive to send a family photo to our child’s birth mom?
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Community Wisdom
What kind of gift would be best to give my son’s A-mom for Christmas?
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Community Wisdom
How do we stay positive and upbeat while we wait to adopt when we feel so discouraged?
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Community Wisdom
Can too many pictures be overwhelming for first parents who seems to be pulling back?
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Community Wisdom
Any advice for a birthmom trying to prepare for the first visit?
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Community Wisdom
How do I handle stealing?
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Community Wisdom
How do I cope with people who want to make my child a poster child for his/her issues?
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Community Wisdom
What gifts can a birth/first mom give her birthchilds adoptive parents?
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Community Wisdom
What should I get my child's first parent for the holidays?
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Community Wisdom
How do others balance all the family at the holidays?
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Community Wisdom
How can I get the grandparents to respect our family boundaries?
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